Paper holder



H. SEIDERS PAPER HOLDER April 7, 1925.

2 sheen-she d 1 Filed June 1'7, 1922 INVENTOR. 11765201 Seiders,

BY W

' ATTORNEYS.

H. SEIDERS PAPER HOLDER Apfil 7, 1925.

2 Sheen-Shoot 2 Fil ed June 17, 1922 2 INVENTOR.

ffi'esiez' Sez'dfl's, BY Q fiau/S I ATTORNEYS.

Patented Apr. 7, 1925.

UNITED PATENT 'Oi'FiFl l'fCE'.

I-IIESTER snrnnns, or READING,,?EN1\TSYLVANIA,' nssrcivon T0INTERNATiON-AI ADvERTIsINGsPEoIAL'TY COMPANY, or WERNERSVIIJLE,PENNSYLVANIA, a con- PORATION O'F 'IPE NN SYIDVANIA.

IPA-PER HOLDER;

Application filed June 17, 1922. Serial No. 568,972.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it knowiithat =1, Hrnsriin- SEIDERS,,2L. citizen of the UnitedStates, residing-at Reading, county of Berks, State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Paper Holders,whereof the followin is a siecification reference bein i D 7 p U bodiesa means for'applying successive dii-.

plicate imprint-s of subject matter suitable for advertising uponthestrip of paper as the latter is unrolled, and'to enclose theconstruction andarrangement of the corre-- mechanism within a protectivecasing which may embody also, for the sake of convenience,apaperprogressing means for receiv ing notationsor data regarding sales.

Another object ofthe invention is to provide a printing mechanism forpaper holders adapted toimprint upon the paper passing therethrou'ghduplicate sectionsofadverhsdifferent colored inks to different parts ofthe type, so that the resulting imprints may be attractively presentedin different colors. In addition to the foregoingthis inventioncomprehends improvements inthe details of late d vparts to behereinafter set forth and particularly pointed out in the appendedclaims.

*In the accompanying drawings Figure I is a view in .pcrspective of acombined paper-holder and printing mechanism constructedin accordancewith my invention.

Figure IIis a viewin perspective-of the device with the casing omittedto disclose the interior working parts; and I I Figure III is aview ofthe machine inlongitudinal' section. I

WVithi-eferencc tothe drawings,1O ind cates-a base-board upon which aremounted atoneeiid a pair of slotted uprights ll to support and'toreceive therebetweenga roll ofpaper 12- carriedupon a core 1 3, havingend tl'llniilO'Ilsld' whlcli ride in vertical slots formed in theadjaccntfaces of sai(l=uprights ing matter-panel a novel means forapplying 11. The exposed end of the paper is intended to be drawnhorizontally along tliesurface of the base-board 10 and beneath aprinting mechanism indicated comprehensively by the numeral 15, and toimprint sections of advertising matterlas the paper .is

unwound, means being provided to permit the endlof the paper to besevered in convenient lengths. The printing mechanism consistsessentially of a pair of frame plates 16,

each having a rearward extension 17 which extensions are pivotallyconnected to and supported upon brackets 18, arising vfrom .the'base 10,whereby said frame plates may be raised and lowered for a purpose to bepresently noted. Mounted upon and between the frame plates 16 is aprinting roller 19, bearing upon its face the type, through the mediumof which the printing is effected, and having bands 20appliedcircumferentially thereto, one at each end, thesurfaces of whichcoincide substantially vwith the printing surfaces of the type, so asto-properly space the roller from the paperandto insure frictionalcontact between the roller and paper, whereby the former is rotatedbycommunicative rotating .mo-vement was the paper is drawn.fromthe-Inachine. Therotative support of theprinting roller .19 is offected by meansofa pair ofconcentrictrunnions-Ql which enteropenings inthe frame plates 16 provided for:that purpose. Torinsurecontact ofthepaper withlthe face of the printing roll 19, the paper isvcaused .totravel over a platen 92, which consists ofa plate extended transversallyof the machine, and having end pins 23, whichtravel in vertical slotsformed in brackets 24, extending upward from the base, said rplaten 22being urgedupward byineans of springs 25interposed therebeneath andseatedin recesses in the base-board 10 The inking mechanism, whereby theface ofthe type is continually supplied, consists of a roller-'26, Fig.III 7 which is'pivotally, carried upon and between endplatcs 27, securedtothe inner faces of the frame plates 16, and a roller :28 pivotallymounted adjacent the lower end of said plates 27. The rollers 26 and 28are. designed to support one or more endless inking bands 29 and 30,which are'trained around "said rollers, and which arevde signedto-lengagea transfer roller 61,,journaledupon and be tween the frameplates 1G,.and havingme printing roller 19, so that the advertisingmatter may be printed in two or more colors to render the effect morestriking. In order to present successive portions of the color bands tothe transfer roller 31 to insure uniform inking of the type, the colorbands 29, 30, are progressed in an automatic manner by any means foundsuitable or convenient, and as one example, I have illustrated in thedrawings a mechanism, consisting of a link 32, having one end enlargedand apertured to form an eccentric strap 33, which receives an eccentricenlarged portion 34, formed with one of the end trunnions 21 of theprinting roller 19, the opposite end of the link being pivotallyconnected to an arm 35, which loosely receives a smooth faced clutchmember 36, rigidly secured to one end of the roller 26. A; recess 37 isformed in the arm 35 shaped to include a binding surface, disposedtangentially relative to the face of the enlargement 36 to receive acylindrical element 38 within said recess, whereby during oscillatorymotion of the arm 35 the clutch I member 36 may be alternately fixed inbinding engagement therewith and subsequently released to causecontinuous rotation of the clutch member 36, and consequently the roller26 in one direction only. If desired an ordinary pawl and ratchetmechanism may besubstituted for the pin clutch described. The mechanismdescribed is preferably enclosed by means of a casing 39, having an bpenside which .is invcrted over the mechanism and secured to the base-boardin any suitable manner, and is preferably formed with its top surface 40disposed at an incline, while an opening is formed in one end wall topermit the end of the paper to issue therefrom, subsequent to theapplication thereon of the imprint. The opening is closed by means of adoor 41, hingedly mounted, and having a sharpened lower edge 42, acrosswhich the paper is drawn for the purpose of severing a portion from thestrip. In order to enable the operator to actuate the mechanism bywithdrawal of the paper, so as to insure production of the imprint inthe center of each section of predetermined length severed, a signalingmechanism is provided, the actuations of which apprize the operator ofthe exact moment for severing the paper. Any signaling mechanism foundsuitable or convenient may be utilized,

and as one example, I have indicated a bell 43 which is mounted upon oneof the end plates 16, and a pivotally mounted hammer 44, the strikingend of which is normally held away from the bell by means of a slenderleaf spring 45, and is urged into striking engagement by means of a coilspring 46, suitably anchored at one end, and having its opposite endsecured to said hammer. A pin 47 is mounted upon one end of the printingroller 19 in an eccentric location, so as to engage the hammer 44 duringeach revo- 1 lution of said printing roller, thereby causing the hammer44 to strike the bell 43. To increase the utility of the machinedescribed, a sales registering arrangement may be convenientlyincorporated therein, and may consist of a pair of rollers 48, aroundwhich the ends of a strip of paper are wrapped, the intermediate strippassing between-the inner side of the top wall 40 of the casing 39, anda supporting plate 49 disposed therebetween in close relation, said topwall 40, having an opening 5O through which the paper is exposed, sothat notations regarding sales, etc, may be readily noted thereon,- andthe re corded sections of the strip progressed beyond the opening toexpose unused portions, by means of suitable handles 51, one of which isapplied to each protruding end of shafts 52, upon which the rollers 48are mounted.

The machine is operated by grasping the exposed end of the paper fedfrom the roller 12, which. may be readily done, especially if the door41 is opened for that purpose, and if desired'the'adjacent end of thebase-board may be cut away as at 53 to permitthe hand to reach beneaththe door. As the paper is withdrawn the printing roller 19 is rotated byfrictional contact with its end bands 20, bringing the type whichextends around one-half, more or less, of the circumference of theroller 19 intocontact with the paper, so ,xllllitt the imprint is madeand thereafter the signal actuated, warning the operator that the papershould be severed at that'instant, in order to insure the production ofa section of wrapping paper having a complete imprint located whollythereupon, and in proper location. By arranging the type so that thelines of printed matter extend circumferentially of the roller 19,certain lines, for instance headlines, may be supplied with ink of anattractive color, for example red, by application from the band 30, andthe remaining type supplied with black ink by application from' the band29. Obviously, to secure a section of paper of double the predeterminedlength it is but necessary to withdraw the slip until the signal hasbeen twice actuated. It will also be apparent that the machine may bemade of any width desired to provide strips or sections of wrappingpaper as I or other flexible material of an area suitable for therequirements of the user of the machine; and other variations andchanges in the details of construction to secure contemplated resultsmay be readily resorted to Without departing from the spirit of theinvention or the scope of the appended claims.

- Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A device of the character described comprising means for supporting astrip of paper in roll formation whereby it may 7 be withdrawn asrequired by unwinding of the roll, a printing roller carrying typeadapted to engage the paper and be rotated by frictional engagementtherewith to print successive imprints at spaced intervals along thepaper during its withdrawal, means comprising an endless band and atransfer device for inking the type, and means operable by rotation ofthe printing roller to intermittently progress the inking means.

2. A device of the character described comprising means for supporting aroll of paper whereby the paper may be unwound from the roll as desired,printing mechanism through which the end of the strip is passed, wherebysuccessive imprints of subject matter are applied to the paper at spacedintervals automatically during and by the act of withdrawal, saidprinting mechanism comprising a roller bearing type and engaging thepaper, inking mechanism comprising endless bands mounted for progressivemovement, a transfer roller for transferring color from the bands to theprinting roller, and means operable by rotation of the printing rollerto intermittently progress the inking bands relative to the transferroller.

3. A device of the character described comprising a printing rolleradapted to engage a strip of paper drawn across its face by rollingcontact therewith to imprint successive vduplicate sections of printedmatter, and a plurality of intermittently moving inking bands arrangedin successive order, longitudinally of the roller, and a transfer rollercontacting there-with to sup ply inks of different colors to differentportions of the type, whereby the resulting imprints may be inmulticolor.

4. A device of the character described comprising a base-board, meansfor supporting a roll of paper for rotation whereby the exposed end ofthe strip may be drawn across the face of the board, a frame mountedupon the board in spaced relation to the roll of paper with capacity formovement in avertical plane, a printing roller carried by the frame andadapted to rest upon the paper, a spring platen urging the paper frombeneath against the roller, inking bands adapted for intermittentprogression, a transfer roller to transfer ink from the bands to theprinting roller, means operable by rotation of the printing roller tointermittently progress the inking bands, and a casing mounted on theboard enclosing the mechanism and having an opening from which asevering edge is suspended, whereby the strip may be drawn-there acrossto sever the same in convenient sections for use, each section bearingan imprint.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name at Reading,Pennsylvania, this 13th day of June, 1922.

HIESTER- SEIDERS.

Vitnesses N. R. ROTHERMEL, J r., A. FISHER.

